Famous Quotes & Sayings

Normally when they take captives, they want to get in contact with the chief owner.

After the complaint was received by the commission, there was a series of mutual discussions between the commission and the chief justice, and she concurred with the commission that this was an appropriate way to resolve the matter.

A few conservative Republicans complained to me, (but) the first lady has a right to choose her own chief of staff, and we have a level of trust and confidence that Daniel will serve the team he's chosen to work in.

Matthew Fox

Compassion is the essence of Jesus' teaching, and indeed of the teaching of all great spiritual figures from Mohammed to Isaiah, from Lao Tzu to Chief Seattle. Yet compassion has been sentimentalized and severed from its relationship to justice-making and celebration. Creation Spirituality links the struggle for justice with the yearning for mysticism.

Richard Engel

An Egyptian newspaper once publicly identified me as the C.I.A. station chief in Cairo. It seemed so stupid at the time. I was only 24, a little young to be a station chief, and, of course, I was never with the C.I.A.

Joey Barton

I wanted to be put in line with the top earners at the football club. I've left it in City's hands, they know my situation - I've made it very clear where I stand. I was told by the chief executive that it was the final offer so I've had no other option. There are no negotiations, so as far as I am concerned my future lies elsewhere.

John Browning

Seeing differently is a critical skill for tomorrow's chief technology officers.

Perhaps it's a function of the fears that (Fed Chief Alan) Greenspan has already gone too far (with interest-rate hikes) and the worst news is yet to come.

These sectors may continue to see high chief executive turnover in light of what will most likely be categorized as a lackluster holiday shopping season.

Scott Anderson

The State Umpire in Chief rewards umpires who want to work top games by assigning them to national tournaments, and I have been fortunate to work three nationals.

A hundred years from now, Rehnquist will be looked on as a chief justice who was consistently conservative and was fairly influential on the court in pressing for his point of view.

And I just need to get on with my life here, and concentrate on being the chief of police here in Moose Jaw and continuing my studies at the University of Regina.

This is precisely the reason we need Judge Roberts to be confirmed as Chief Justice. He's made it clear that he puts the law and the Constitution first. And he's made it clear that he won't substitute his own values for the clear commands of the law.

The when and the how is up to the Commander in Chief and our military, but whether ought not to be in doubt.

This is this week's streak. But it's really a Chiefs team in the way of us making the playoffs. A roadblock we need to move out of the way.

Arlen Specter

And then events overtook us with the passing of the chief justice,

And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

Kofi Annan

As chief administrative officer, I have to take responsibility for the failings revealed.

They had scarcely established themselves, however, before another company of Jackson county citizens, chiefly from around Independence, organized to drive them off.

This police officer went out there and put her life on the line, and Chief Knee sacrificed her.

I can't talk about what we've done without mentioning all the work Linda has done. She's the one that has kept us moving in the right direction. She's just got so much energy. She's our chief chef, too. I can't tell you how valuable. I couldn't do without her.

I don't think there is any way in the world he's going back to the private sector and have no policy or public involvement. People have to understand he truly enjoys being a chief executive and being able to get things done.

Adoniram Judson

I am persuaded that the chief reason why we do not enjoy religion is that we do not try to enjoy it.

Joe Lieberman

I am personally committed to creating a chief information officer in government to coordinate our efforts,

Craig has been developing his capabilities, scope and reach. He's been chief operating officer for five years, president over a year and he's ready,

Edinburgh are on the way forward finally and partly because we have a good Chief Executive and good Human Relations bosses.

During his tenure as police chief there were credible reports of summary executions of gang members by police.

As the chief you're not going to make everybody happy. That's just part of your job.

As the chief financial officer of a Fortune 500 company he knew exactly what he was doing,

As soon as the chief found out about it, he put a stop to it. The chief does not support quotas. He did the right thing.

I served as transport minister, construction minister and policy chief (of the LDP). That's all thanks to you (voters).

I've been in this law enforcement for 31 years and I've been the chief for 21 of them 31 years. And it's hard to see what you've worked for all them years get cut back in half.

John Woolman

We sought out and visited all the Indians hereabouts that we could meet with, in number about twenty. They were chiefly in one place, about a mile from where we lodged.